Combined Vacuum-Assisted Closure Treatment with Laparoscopic Mobilization of an Omental Flap and Meshed Skin Grafts for Reconstruction of Infected Sternotomy Wounds: Two Cases [PDF]
, 2009 In cardiac surgery, poststernotomy wounds are life threatening complications, with mortality up to 50%. We described two patients, who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and postoperatively developed a deep sternal wound infection.
Anto Dujmović +9 more
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Economic Analysis of Children's Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Analysis. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundUnderstanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic review was to summarize available information on the economic impact of ...
Ameh, Emmanuel A +6 more
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Hepatobiliary scintigraphy with SPET in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula due to a hydatid cyst [PDF]
, 2015 In this report, we present the application of hepatobiliary scintigraphy using Tc-99m mebrofenin in the diagnosis of bronchobiliary fistula caused by a liver hydatid cyst, which penetrated the diaphragm. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy noticeably depicted the
Assadi, M. +4 more
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First experience with a new negative pressure incision management system on surgical incisions after cardiac surgery in high risk patients [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Sternal wound infection remains a serious potential complication after cardiac surgery. A recent development for preventing wound complications after surgery is the adjunctive treatment of closed incisions with negative pressure wound ...
COLLI, ANDREA
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicinePost-coronary artery bypass surgery pericardial effusions are typically self-limiting but may rarely be significant, causing pericardial tamponade.
Muhammad Idu +2 more
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Severe subcutaneous and deep cervicofacial emphysema of unusual etiology [PDF]
, 2018 Subcutaneous and deep cervical emphysema (SCE) in the head and neck are found in a wide spectrum of conditions. Most of them are seen in patients with midfacial trauma or oropharyngeal infections.
Becker, Minerva +3 more
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Peritonsillaarsed abstsessid TÜ Kliinikumi kõrvakliinikus aastatel 1999–2005 [PDF]
, 2006 Peritonsillaarne abstsess (PTA) on kõige tavalisem infektsioon kaelapiirkonna süga vates kudedes, mis võib viia raskete ning isegi surmaga lõppevate tüsis tus teni.
Abram, Kristi, Aus, Indrek, Kull, Mart
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A rifampicin-containing antibiotic treatment improves outcome of staphylococcal deep sternal wound infections [PDF]
, 2017 Background Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a severe complication after cardiac surgery, mostly caused by staphylococci. Little is known about the optimal antibiotic management.
Battegay, Manuel +8 more
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Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2015 Sarcoidosis involves abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) which may form as nodules in multiple organs. 90% of affected patients have respiratory tract abnormalities.
Anupam Bansal, Rupali Drewek
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Mediastinitis due to Odontogenic infection
Pakistan Journal of Medicine and DentistryMediastinitis due to the spreading of odontogenic infection is rare, but the mortality rate is high. This report presents the case of mediastinitis caused by the spreading of odontogenic infection in healthy males. The patient complained of dyspnoea and
Zainul Cholid, Yuliana Arina
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